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Devon will face ‘catastrophic’ levels of dental problems among its young people unless the Government expands dentistry services in the county, prospective parliamentary candidate Ian Liddell-Grainger has warned, Devon Live reports. He says ministers must absolutely release the additional funding necessary to put more NHS dentists in post. And he...

NHS dentistry is in trouble. Everyone in Plymouth knows it, MP Luke Pollard writes in the Plymouth Herald. It is getting harder and harder to get an NHS appointment as the number of NHS dentists dwindle. This isn’t a new thing, it’s been getting worse for the past decade. Since...

Dental services across Wales are “on their knees” with NHS provision being put at risk by new contracts according to a Conservative MS, Nation Cymru reports. Dental services across Wales are “on their knees” with NHS provision being put at risk by new contracts according to a Conservative MS. Peter...

The Harrogate Advertiser reports Harrogate’s MP says it is “good news” that action is being taken to help patients hit by the closure next week of one of the town’s NHS dental practices. Mr Jones, who has previously raised the question in the House of Commons of dental practices closing...

The NHS has sparked controversy by handing the US spy tech company Palantir a £330m contract to create a huge new data platform, leading to privacy concerns around patients’ medical details, the Guardian reports. The move immediately prompted concerns about the security and privacy of patient medical records and the...

The NHS was pushed £3 billion over budget in the first half of the tax year by covering striking doctors’ shifts, a new report has found, the Telegraph reports. Consultants were regularly paid emergency rates upward of £3,000 a day to cover striking colleagues with some hospitals shelling out more...

Devon Live reports North Devon councillors have claimed that dentistry is being abandoned after experts failed to attend an important meeting last week. Representatives from NHS Devon, Plymouth University and dentists themselves were invited to talk to North Devon Council's policy development committee about the lack of NHS provision in...

The Times reports Benefit claimants who refuse to look for a job will lose their right to free NHS prescriptions, dental care and help with energy bills under a “whole-state” approach to forcing people back to work. Sick notes will be approved by the benefits system rather than doctors in...

Dental check-ups should include people being asked to step on the scales and get their blood pressure checked, according to public health experts, the Daily Mail reports. Routine appointments should include BMI, waist circumference, cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure checks, it is argued, to identify middle-aged people at risk...

The new health secretary has insisted there is no conflict of interest with her husband's senior role in the British sugar industry, the BBC reports. The new health secretary has insisted there is no conflict of interest with her husband's senior role in the British sugar industry. Victoria Atkins, who...